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EXOTIC MlCPtOLEPIDO PTERA. 
rosy. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, termen obliquely rounded; 
7 and 8 stalked; yellow; dark purple-grey markings, viz. an 
elongate spot on base of costa, a narrow fascia from ^ of dorsum 
to middle of costa connected bv a bar from above middle with 
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lower end of a broad subterminal fascia obliquely truncate before 
dorsum but sending a narrow bar to dorsum at | and connected by 
thick bars with tom us and middle of termen ; crimson markings 
as follows, viz. a streak across base extended beneath costal spot 
to middle of first fascia and on dorsum to its lower end, a streak 
interrupting first fascia beneath costa, irregular sinuate submedian 
and subdorsal lines from first to second fascia connected in middle, 
and a suffused streak round termen: cilia pale yellowish partially 
suffused light crimson, with suffused dark grey basal line, and 
broad patches on tornus and middle of termen. Hindwings and 
cilia rosy-orange. 
Dutce New Guinea, Setekwa R., 2000-3000 feet (Meek)] 
2 ex. 
Lactura autocosma, n. sp.' 
$ 2 • 24-28 mm. Head, palpi orange, orbits and face suffused 
white, collar whitish except margins. - Thorax 'orange, redder 
in 6 , 9 whitish spots. Abdomen orange. Eorewings moderate, 
slightly dilated, termen obliquely rounded; 7 separate, to apex ; 
whitish; a triangular basal blotch, <$ reddish-orange, 2 greyish- 
orange, enclosing a whitish dot; rather narrow irregular purplish- 
fuscous fasciae before middle and towards termen parallel to termen, 
first enclosing two Avhitish dashes towards costa, second six in disc, 
second connected by bars with first in middle, and with termen 
beneath apex; connecting streaks, <5 orange-red, 2 orange, as 
follows, viz. between basal blotch and first fascia one furcate above 
middle, one simple below, and dorsal, between fasciae one towards 
costa furcate, with additional branch from base not reaching costa, 
one above bar running into it, one on fold furcate, one curved 
subdorsal running into fork of this, and dorsal, from second fascia 
posteriorly 2 above bar and 3 below nearly but not quite reaching 
margin; marginal dots on veins: cilia light oclireous-yellowish, 
basal third orange. Hindwings 4 and 5 approximated at base; 
orange; cilia orange, paler toivards tips. 
British New Guinea, Ivumasi R. and Milne Bay (Meek)] 2 ex. 
Extremely like parallela in details of markings, but distinguished 
by neuration (in p irallela forewings 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen), 
and in parallela the connecting streaks are red. the basal patch 
purplish in S , the plical streak between fasciae divided longitudi¬ 
nally into two, palpi red. 
Lactura empedarhtra, sp. n. 
3 $. 28-33 mm. Head yellowish-crimson,'sides of crown 
whitish, face whitish except lateral edge. Palpi moderate, crimson- 
red infuscated towards apex. Thorax yellow-whitish reticulated 
